PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Avanti Financial Group said in a press release that it has received permission from the Wyoming Division of Banking to begin operating in the state as a bank as early as October and plans to offer a real-time settlement solution for corporate treasurers. The new banking options are largely built around blockchain technologies.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The B2B FinTech space saw its fair share of venture capital, too, with investors targeting spend management, alternative small business lending, workforce management and enterprise crypto services — plus, some news of a few more investment rounds likely on the horizon. Chainalysis.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital. Ripple said it hopes the investment will be used to support innovators that deploy Ripple technology. million in new funding to support its operations in Peru and Mexico, according to ImpactAlpha reports.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As Seedrs CEO Jeff Kelisky told Karen Webster in a recent discussion, while most people in 2009 took one look at the sputtering and shuddering economy, there was a whole class of innovators and entrepreneurs who didn’t see a nuclear wasteland where the economy used to be. When most people asked “what’s next?” Old Problems, New Paradigms .

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Aside from the important events like record-level funding for fintechs across the globe, cryptocurrency mania, Coinbase entering the Unicorn club at a $1.56B valuation in the last quarter, there have been some […].

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

EXCLUSIVE—Investors don’t need to wait for Initial Coin Offerings to reach their full potential: this way of raising capital is already redefining how businesses in certain markets can operate, Taynaah Reis, CEO for cooperative banking system company Moeda told Bank Innovation.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Not even a month has passed since Julie Demarigny, a veteran in digital entertainment industry having served Warner Bros. and Sony Music, has joined West Coast focused Union Bank as its head of digital banking. In her new role, Demarigny will lead all digital strategy for the bank and its savings-only platform PurePoint Financial as […].

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2018

The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone by surpassing $17K, further shocked everyone by dropping below $10K. EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already so much has changed. Then of course there are various other events sweeping the financial services space, from new tax laws in the U.S., to the rise of […].

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 1, 2017

Blackmoon Financial Group, which current operates a marketplace lending platform, today launched a service for making Initial Coin Offerings, or ICOs. Another company is jumping into facilitating ICOs.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2019

Then there is also the possible revival of older trends (hint: cryptocurrency could be […]. The seed for some trends like voice banking and contactless payments were already planted last year, while others such like core overhauls went relatively untouched last year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nonetheless, Many FIs are looking to simplify and secure their onboarding procedures while also enabling customers to stay safe during the pandemic, leading them to seek out innovative technologies to do so. Video-based know your customer (KYC) processes are particularly promising in this regard.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2019

It may take a few years for blockchain’s impact to be felt meaningfully, but it will provide some advancements in certain areas even as cryptocurrencies falter, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2019

Industry-leading operators, as well as ambitious startups in the banking scene, […]. All that is changing due to emerging technologies. The banking industry is facing many unprecedented challenges due to the rise of financial technology companies.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. His passion for innovation, community, culture, and clients provides a leadership template for all future GonzoBankers. Merger (MOE) of the Year: Credit Union.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 25, 2022

Providing a narrative around your “fortress balance sheet,” ever-more-efficient operations, and defensive vision is now critical. Top Line Revenue & Lending. The sentiment is that banks have too much interest rate risk in their investment portfolios, taking away flexibility on the lending side.

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Connecting more than 8,000 decision makers and thought leaders across the industry, Sibos 2017 in Toronto was once again the platform where the global financial community explored the disruptions and opportunities in payments driven by innovation, technology and new business models.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Award – goes to CNBC’s Jim Cramer , who lamented that banks should have been innovating offerings like those delivered by PayPal and Square. The Grow-a-Cool-Niche-Award – goes to Bank Newport for creating a national marine lending business and investing to win with more talent, partnerships and technology. billion, Kalamazoo, Mich.).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

The document states that the RBA (and its Innovation Lab) has been focusing on the digital dollar being used as way to facilitate payments between banks as they settle balances and conduct wholesale activities between themselves. “In

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

“As new technology advances bring innovation, we need to be careful that the impact of this is progressive and does not create barriers…”. SMB Lending: Biz2Credit data shows that lending is still strong at SMBs. Approval rates are (slightly) up, according to the latest lending index numbers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Businesses, banks and payment providers worldwide are innovating the way disbursements are sent and received to better serve the needs of this group of consumers. If you really want to understand human nature — really gain a deep sense about how people operate, and where they want to go — you could do worse than to study maps.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While AOBA provides a fertile forum for buyers and potential sellers in the bank M&A space to commensurate, the crowd uses this valuable face time to also delve into discussions about the economy, strategic growth, fintech innovation, competition, and talent wars.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

As innovative technologies move down stream, small and medium-sized businesses are poised to benefit significantly from being able to customize a flexible payroll and human capital management (HCM) program. The evolution of payroll is all about pushing back against the notion of one-size-fits-all. ” In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

The alternative lending market is showing signs of defeat against traditional bank loans, and SMEs are strengthening their demands for more than the typical solutions currently offered by traditional FIs. SMEs want banks to offer bitcoin services , suggesting the cryptocurrency may not be such a failure after all. 65% of U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Because threat actors often get recipients’ emails from password breach lists, they sometimes include passwords to lend authenticity,” Hunter Johnson, Cofense Professional Services at Cofense, wrote in a blog post. Ransom is demanded in bitcoin, upon threat of releasing damaging information to family, friends, and co-workers.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

In principle, this structure was designed to deliver faster and simpler mashups between traditional payments, savings, lending, and off-balance sheet products. The valuations of these deals should signal to bank executives just how much the free market views the future of finance as very much unbundled from our traditional industry structure.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

It’s a worrisome and complicated dynamic that’s putting competitive pressure on community banks, but it’s also creating opportunities through data analytics, partnerships and the ability to innovate to meet evolving customer demands. “We Coming of age during the Wall Street crisis, these independent thinkers don’t trust banks.

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 31, 2022

But while some of this development can build on well-grounded principles for financial stability policy, other aspects are likely to come up against three timeless challenges, requiring novel and innovative thinking to overcome. To face up to these challenges, we also need timely and granular data to operate with precision.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The executive said BitPesa plans to use the funding to continue to disrupt the industry, expand and add new products like trade finance and other corporate lending solutions. With the new funds, Convey said it will focus on innovation, product development, engineering and customer success. B2B eCommerce. 51zhaoyou.com.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

The document states that the RBA (and its Innovation Lab) has been focusing on the digital dollar being used as way to facilitate payments between banks as they settle balances and conduct wholesale activities between themselves. “In

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Urs Bolt

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Fintech has advantages in facilitating operational efficiency, advancing customer experience and boosting products and services updating, and innovations, which are in line with the ultimate goal of traditional financial institutions, said Ao Yifan, a vice president of the Bank of Hangzhou. Cryptocurrencies. Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Tyler and Cameron, who both studied economics at Harvard, are now CEO and president, respectively, of Gemini , a cryptocurrency exchange. Since falling in love with bitcoin, the Winklevoss brothers have invested in several cryptocurrency hardware and software firms to build their bitcoin exchange.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The selection was based on several factors, including company-submitted data, business model, tech innovation, marketplace momentum, team strength, and more. Today, 22 of those companies have become unicorns, 17 have exited, and none have shuttered operations. Click to enlarge. . notable Business Model & Product developments.

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Celent Banking

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The wallet is not planning to use NFC at the POS, with QR codes set to be a most likely method, and as a result will be available on any smartphone device, irrespective of its operating system. ” Conversations about cryptocurrencies have matured enormously over the last 12-18 months. fingerprints, hands, voice, eyes, etc.)

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. In still other cases, accredited investors buy tokens via cryptocurrency purchase agreements. The encrypted messaging service raised $1.7B End of story.”

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 19, 2020

Now, in 2020, with a few years of licensed banking operations, we can take a sober look at what the data is really worth today. For all purposes, Monzo is competing with both Barclays for banking and Apple for the operating system of apps. lending is hard during a global pandemic! Take the counter example. That’s really high?—?lending

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

Many of SoftBank’s portfolio companies operate across a variety of different industries. Konfio , for instance, provides business credit and lending. The largest fintech deal SoftBank has backed in 2021 is cryptocurrency exchange FTX ’s $900M Series B-II in July. We’ve categorized companies according to top focus areas.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Most finance professionals are not using APIs to facilitate faster payments, according to a new report from TD Bank. Even more surprising is that many of them don’t intend to use APIs in the future. Faster payments is a top priority for many FIs, the TD Bank survey found. About 60% of respondents expect to […].

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